A pastor whose first language was not English, but who was writing in English script, may have easily inserted a little non-English script into a record he was writing.
Does the local library in the area where your family used to live have old phone books? They can be helpful in tracking a person’s residence in an area. Some libraries may copy or send copies of limited numbers of pages if you are unable to personally visit. When using these phone books, remember that not everyone had a phone and some people who had phones chose to have their number not published in the phone book.
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